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what to rule? DAY 42 [OC, brainmade]
Oh freaky I've got the exact same mouse and keyboard combo.
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what to rule? DAY 42 [OC, brainmade]
Oh freaky I've got the exact same mouse and keyboard combo.
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Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead
If the Play Store becomes required like that then Android's already-shaky status as an open source base platform is going to go out the window. I'm glad there are non-Google distros of Android but there really needs to be more of a push to make a completely FOSS phone platform.
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I know how to draw a circle in GIMP, anon!
really looks like more of a squircle
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Sony Cancels Two More PlayStation Projects
Finally the live service bubble is popping.
I hope the developers working on these projects get put on to something else, instead of shown the door as is so often the case.
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What kinds of things from reddit would you like to see Lemmy avoid as the user base grows?
Reddit has a longstanding reputation for being a hive of scum and villainy (like hosting the_donald for years, or kotakuinaction, etc). I really hope that Lemmy keeps with the general left-leaning vibes of the fediverse overall, hopefully being a good space for queer people, women, people of colour, etc.
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Lemmy Active Users looking good
I definitely really like the quality of discussion on Lemmy, it makes me feel like it's actually worthwhile to comment and discuss things again. It feels like how it felt when I started using reddit back in 2012 or so.
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What unethical experiment do you think would be interesting to conduct?
Making a lot of clones of myself, raising them all differently, and seeing how many of them turn out in the same way as me.
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Happy 10 million! According to FediDB, we have hit 10 million users across the Fediverse!
Monthly Active Users are unfortunately down for the past several months in a row. Something more needs to happen.
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Gabe Newell reportedly snapped 'What the f*** do I pay you for if that's your opinion?' at Valve lawyer pushing for more content moderation on Steam
I'm glad this was over what sort of games Steam sells and pushing back against payment processors, but the flipside to this is how Steam has far too lax moderation of its community forums as well (which is explicitly part of Gaben's position here). Billionaires aren't your friends, Gabe is politically a weird libertarian that people just happen to like, and Steam's community is one of its most toxic features.
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Users Furious as Reddit Intentionally Breaks Its Mobile Website, Demanding Users Download Its App Instead
It works really well for me actually. Every time that mobile app begpost comes up it's a great reminder that I shouldn't even be looking at Reddit at all. Cut down my doomscrolling on my phone immediately.
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German natives speaking English usually makes for one of my favourite accents, it's very pleasant.
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Bluesky does federation-washing
It's just wild to watch Bluesky fans stumble over themselves to say it's part of a federated future and that it's decentralized yada yada, when it takes millions of dollars to do with it what takes me $80 for a Raspberry Pi and $15 for a domain name to do with ActivityPub.
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One-handed games?
You might be interested in the videos made by Champutee, a one-armed gamer who has done several experiments with both genres and controllers to continue enjoying gaming.
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Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld coming soon to Kickstarter for $159 - Liliputing
A little worried that with swapping those components like that, it's trying to be too many things for too many different groups of people instead of one exact thing.
I think all I really want is something shaped like this with a keyboard, like an old Blackberry that could be used as a terminal.
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In contemplating a decentralized future
Get that crypto shit out of here lmao. The answer is just building strong communities that give a shit about building good internet spaces. It's political, and that's not a bad thing. It's not hard, and it doesn't need to be profitable to work.
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Is Pine64 dead?
Definitely a long way off from how active they were a year or two ago.
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The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood
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Hey, don't just blame the parents. In the back half of this article the author points out that social media harms youth no matter if their parents let them use it or not because of the social webs it creates. If you choose to keep your child off social media then they could just as easily end up isolated from their peers because everyone else IS using it.
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If you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now - Ars Technica
I'm really keen on one of these displays eventually, as I can set aside the issues with refresh rate and colour accuracy, but the price needs to drop way down. It needs to be competitive with regular LCD monitors.
I look at terminals all day for work, this would make it so much more comfortable.
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Boycotting FOSS projects in the wake of the "buy canadian/european" movement makes no sense
I always like to say the fruits of FOSS labour are the common heritage of mankind. It belongs to all of us as a public good, created and maintained by selfless workers. (Nevermind the fact that most FOSS projects are based out of Europe anyways).
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What kinds of things from reddit would you like to see Lemmy avoid as the user base grows?
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Hi! I'm trans. If you're looking to change your mind about that I'm happy to chat! Otherwise I suggest you look to get out of here as soon as possible.